Brussells

Iam now in Brussells, it is very different to Rome, and while it has history is not as evident as that of Rome. It is quite a relaxed city with a number of parks and open spaces. Ihave been on the hop on hop off tour and saw the Royal Palace - they have a King who represents Brussells overseas etc. but the policys are determined by parliament, similar To us they have a Senate and also a Team of Deputies (like our house of Rep) . Govt is presided over by the Prime Minister - the Kings residence is quite Large as you would expect) and they have both a summer and winter residence. The European Parliament is interesting with some very modern beautiful buildings - if you likemodern architecture. Brussels is one of the "capitals" of the European Union" and so there are a large number of public servants employed as a result approx13,000
The food is good, for lunch yesterday I had chocolate coated strawberrys and a waffle with Banana and strawberrys and chocolate - Belgium is know for its waffles, chocolate and mussels. Speaking of mussels I had those for tea the other night - around 25 - 30 of cooked in onion and celery, presented in a largish pan, the waiter puts a bib on you and then they brought out some golden chips to eat with them - prior to that I had cheeses balls that had been deep fried - a luscious way to eat cheese! Last night I had a whole cooked fish with mangoe and ginger and for dessert lemon meringue. The coffee here is good but not as good as Romes.
I have had some belgium beer it is a little sweeter and seem "thicker" than ours but none the less goes down well.
Going to have some tea now and hopefully after will upload some photo's